Jacob Rayne ‘Becoming’ Review
Written by: Wesley Thomas A mind-numbingly terrifying read. You’ll experience fear like no other as you delve dangerously deep into the mind of a psychopath. A new Read more [...]
December 2014
Poppy Z. Brite ‘Are You Loathsome Tonight’ Review
Written by: Matthew J. Barbour Poppy Z. Brite was among the premiere authors of splatterpunk and erotic horror. Brite’s ultraviolent tales focused on gay and transgender Read more [...]
Stephen King ‘The Mist’ Review
Written by: Matthew J. Barbour Stephen King is a writer which needs no introduction. He is often compared with Edgar Allen Poe or Bram Stoker. However, it is quite possible Read more [...]
Poppy Z. Brite ‘Lost Souls’ Review
Written by: Matthew J. Barbour During the 1990s, Poppy Z. Brite’s narratives served to define the subgenres of erotic horror, splatterpunk, and southern gothic. Brite wrote Read more [...]
The Top 10 Horror Novels of 2014
Written by: Matt Molgaard What novels scored big with readers this year? Truth is, that’s a tough question to answer, as we all seem to be looking for something a Read more [...]
The 13 Best (or Worst) Writers of Splatterpunk & Hardcore Horror
Written by: Matthew J. Barbour Splatterpunk, known more commonly in the 21st century as extreme/hardcore, is a brutal and uncompromising horror movement. Nothing is left to Read more [...]
Christo Healy ‘Armageddon: The Fall of the Vampires’ Review
Written by: David Lenton Vampires have not only overtaken humans as the dominant species, but have grown to the point where their population size far outstrips their ability Read more [...]
Help Fund the Awesome HP LoveCraft Inspired ‘WART’ and Get Some Awesome Goodies in Exchange!
Chris Welsh and Ammar Al-Chalabi are turning out some amazing work in the form of the HP Lovecraft inspired comic, WART (read a page right here). It’s an infectious Read more [...]
J. L. Bourne ‘Day by Day Armageddon’ Review
Written by: Matthew J. Barbour Mainstream America has embraced the zombie. It is no longer the kids in the comic book shop debating which Romero film was better, but Read more [...]
Hal Kowalski ‘A Dark Angel’ Review
Written by: David Lenton Reading much like a first draft, Hal Kowalski’s A Dark Angel offers up the foundations of what could have been a good urban fantasy/horror novel. Read more [...]
Joe R. Lansdale ‘Prisoner 489’ Review
Written by: Ridge Hardy 2014 has been quite the year, hasn’t it? When we weren’t bowled over by Ebola, we drank infidel tea with a twist of lemon and three cubes Read more [...]
Keith Rommel ‘The Lurking Man (Thanatology Book 2)’ Review
Written by: Vitina Molgaard “Who are you and what am I doing here?” Cailean said,and stared at the thick, impenetrable wall of darkness that surrounded her. She Read more [...]
5 Everyday Things Scarier Than Any Fictional Monster
Written by: Mack Moyer If you’re here, you love the horror genre. I sure do. Yet it’s rare for any tommyknocking cenobite or angry Slender-Person to actually give me the Read more [...]
J.K. Accinni ‘Baby’ Review
Written by: Mack Moyer Call me old fashioned, but I like books that have characters. Baby, Part 1 of the award-winning (seriously?) indie series Species Intervention #6609, Read more [...]
Ronald Malfi ‘December Park’ Review
Written by: Josh Black It’s October of 1993 in Harting Farms, MD, when the first body is found. Following this grisly discovery is a slew of missing children, their Read more [...]
And the Winners of the ‘Horror: Told in 100 Words’ Contest Are…
Who walked away with a win in our latest contest (I apologize for the lag in this announcement, by the way!)? Two talented individuals who go by the names Ross Baxter and ML Read more [...]
Richard Laymon ‘Island’ Review
Written by: Matthew J. Barbour Up until his death in 2001, Richard Laymon was at the forefront of the splatterpunk subgenre. His tales were filled with brutal depictions of Read more [...]
William Peter Blatty ‘Legion’ Review
Written by: David Blackthorn After the events in the previous novel The Exorcist, Blatty brings Kinderman back for another well written tale: Legion. Years after the loss of Read more [...]
A.R. Wise ‘Among the Dead and Dying’ Review
Written by: Mack Moyer Among the Dead and Dying by A.R. Wise takes the zombie genre in a new direction, injecting it with a feudal society and a war for civil rights. Not Read more [...]
Josh Black Breaks Down Ronald Malfi’s ‘Cradle Lake’ (Review)
Written by: Josh Black Alan and Heather Hammerstun, after the emotional trauma of two miscarriages (and Heather’s two suicide attempts), are ready for a fresh start. An Read more [...]
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